Fresh, exciting, exotic and not so accessible elsewhere, DesignMarch is a great time to see what is going on in the Icelandic design scene.

Are you an Icelandic design rookie or a besserwisser? Test what you know in the quiz below.

1. What is the word for design in Icelandic?

2. Which of the following is not used as material by Icelandic designers?

fish bones

foreskin of a whale

lava sand

elf magic

horse shoes

3. Which of the following is an Icelandic designer?

Stóll Lampadóttir

Katrin Olina

Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson

Sigur Rós

4. What are most Icelandic buildings covered with?

5. Which of the following is not Icelandic design:

Eve Online video game

ProPrio Foot prosthetics

Nikita Snowboarding clothing

Tree wooden coat rack

See the answers after the illustrated Design Quiz below!

Answers

1. Hönnun. The word comes from the Nordic mythology where dwarfs were the craftsmen for the gods. One of them was called Hannar, particularly skilled in handicrafts, he gave the name for the entire industry.